usatvline Chapter 1966 The food is taken, and the weapons are accepted with pleasure!
Chapter 1966 The food is taken, and the weapons are accepted with pleasure!
Chapter 1966 The food is taken, and the weapons are accepted with pleasure!
"The 15th Division?" Li Cuiqun looked at Ye Qisui with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Yes," Ye Qi nodded. "That should be correct."
"They're in complete chaos themselves, how can they possibly have the mind to cause trouble?" Li Cuiqun frowned slightly.
Seeing Ye Qisui's puzzled expression, Li Cuiqun said, "What happened yesterday was that the commander of the 15th Division, Sakai Naotsugu, stepped on a landmine belonging to the National Revolutionary Army and was killed."
"Really?" Ye Qi was surprised, but a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Hmm?" Li Cuiqun looked Ye Qisui up and down.
“No, Director, you forgot, Mitoma Yusuke,” Ye Qisui said.
"Yes." Li Cuiqun nodded. "You also suspect that Sakai Yuki and Sakai Naotsugu are related?"
"It's pretty close." Ye Qi nodded. "Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for the 15th Division to attack us for no reason."
……
Li Cuiqun frowned and rubbed her temples.
He had previously tried to investigate the relationship between Yusuke Mitoma's backer, Tomoki Sakai, and Naotsugu Sakai, the commander of the 15th Division of the Japanese Army, but he had not been able to find anything.
Although Number 76 is known for being omnipresent, that depends on who they're targeting.
Information about Sakai Yuki could be found, but apart from the already known close relationship between Sakai Yuki and Imai Takeo, it was also found that Sakai Yuki seemed to have dealings with the Military Police Headquarters, but that was all.
As for whether Yuki Sakai and Naotsugu Sakai are related, there is absolutely no clue.
As for the investigation into Sakai Naotsugu, just as the 76th Division began investigating Sakai Naotsugu, they received a call from Haruki Yoshitane of the Ume Agency, questioning the Special Agent Headquarters about their motives in secretly investigating the 'Lieutenant General Division Commander of the Great Japanese Empire'!
In other words, apart from knowing that the two people share the surname Sakai, there are no other clues.
However, all indications suggest that Sakai Naotsugu may be behind the Paimon Trading Company, which could explain why the 15th Division took action against the Guangxinglong Company's branch in Zhejiang.
Is this a show of force?
……
“Director, Sakai Naotsugu has already been killed in the explosion, so we no longer need to exercise restraint towards Paimon Trading Company, right?” Ye Qi said.
Li Cuiqun gave Ye Qisui a cold look.
Ye Qi and Sui looked at each other, not understanding where they had said something wrong.
"Do you think that with Sakai Naotsugu dead and Mitoma Yusuke without his backer, we can just do whatever we want with him?" he asked, looking at Ye Qisui.
"Isn't that right?" Ye Qi thought about it and still felt that he was not wrong.
"You, your perspective on problems is still too short-sighted," Li Cuiqun sighed.
"Please enlighten me, Director," Ye Qi said.
“I do hope that Sakai Naotsugu is actually the backer of Mitoma Yusuke, and I especially hope that Sakai Naotsugu wasn’t killed,” Li Cuiqun said.
“If Sakai Naotsugu hadn’t gotten into trouble, then we would be directly facing, contacting, and even negotiating with Sakai Naotsugu,” Li Cuiqun said to Ye Qisui. “Anything can be discussed. If both sides take a step back, we might be able to reach a consensus.”
"It's a good thing that such a clear person exists. As long as we get Sakai Naotsugu under control, everything will be fine."
“We might even be able to establish a cooperative relationship with Lieutenant General Sakai Naotsugu, the Japanese division commander,” Li Cuiqun said. “That would turn a bad thing into a good thing.”
“But now, Sakai Naotsugu is dead,” Ye Qisui said.
“Yes, Sakai Naotsugu is dead now,” Li Cuiqun said. “Sakai Naotsugu is dead, but that batch of grain is still here. Do you understand what that means?”
……
“Sakai Naotsugu is dead, but the grain is still there, which means the profits are still there. Perhaps the profits have been dispersed, or perhaps someone with more power has taken over.” Ye Qisui wasn’t stupid either. After a moment’s thought, he said, “We don’t know who the other party is for the time being, but we can be sure that they are Japanese.”
“But for us, such an opponent is actually the most dangerous,” Ye Qisui said.
Li Cuiqun nodded, and he was satisfied that Ye Qisui was able to understand immediately.
"What did Yusuke Mitsuko say?" Li Cuiqun asked.
“There’s no movement,” Ye Qi said.
Li Cuiqun snorted coldly and remained silent, indicating that he was sitting back and fishing.
Are you waiting for them to back down on their own?
"What are your plans to do about that?" Li Cuiqun asked.
"Originally, I considered two options: one was to pressure Paimeng Trading Company to transfer the grain at a low price, and the other was to wait and see what happens, and then decide what to do when they contact us again," Ye Qi said.
“However, I just thought about it,” Ye Qi said through gritted teeth, “I’ll contact Mitoma Yusuke today and take the initiative to test the waters and see their reaction.”
“Let’s do it this way.” Li Cuiqun nodded.
He thought for a moment and then said, "If Paimon Trading Company's demands aren't too unreasonable, then agree to talk to them and settle this matter as soon as possible."
……
"What about Committee Member Jing..." Ye Qi asked.
Jing Muyun is an extremely greedy person.
“I’ll explain over there,” Li Cuiqun said in a deep voice.
"understood."
……
Cheng Qianfan received a call from Mitoma Yusuke a week later.
Spring Breeze Pavilion.
"Little Cheng" hosted a dinner for Mitsuyoshi Yusuke.
“I have some good news to tell Miyazaki-kun,” said Mitoma Yusuke.
"Oh?"
“An agreement has been reached with Ye Qisui of Guangxinglong Company,” Mitoma Yusuke said. “Guangxinglong Company will purchase 800 tons of rice at a price of 3,500 yuan per shi of rice.”
He said to Kentaro Miyazaki, "I have fulfilled my mission."
"Thank you for your hard work, Mitsumata-kun." Cheng Qianfan said with a happy expression.
Although Mitoma Yusuke had previously asked for 4,200 francs per shi of rice, he and Mitoma Yusuke had agreed that his bottom line for the price of grain was 3,000 francs per shi of rice. The fact that they were able to settle on a price of 3,500 francs per shi of rice was acceptable.
……
“There’s something I’m curious about,” Cheng Qianfan said. “Why did Ye Qisui suddenly lower his head?”
“The Sakai Command has unfortunately been destroyed,” Mitoma Yusuke said. “This incident may have made Li Cuiqun realize the danger.”
Cheng Qianfan understood the somewhat difficult statement after a moment's thought. He nodded, "'Guangxinglong' Company is worried about trouble."
“Yes,” said Mitoma Yusuke. “In fact, the fact that we have this batch of grain has already spread in secret, and some people have inquired about it.”
"Oh?"
“The little flies have been driven away,” said Mitoma Yusuke.
Cheng Qianfan smiled. He knew this was not a show of force, but rather Mitoma Yusuke subtly demonstrating his abilities and skills.
This is a good thing.
This indicates that Mitoma Yusuke intended to establish a friendship with him after this collaboration.
“There’s another reason,” Mitoma Yusuke said. “'Guangxinglong' Company is eager to cash out its legal tender as soon as possible.”
"I see." Cheng Qianfan nodded, smiled, and said sarcastically, "That Director Li has been 'speaking up for the people' lately."
……
Mitsumata Yusuke burst into laughter.
The Central Reserve Bank of the Nanjing Wang Reclamation regime, headed by Zhou Liang, has been fully implementing the "Central Reserve Bank Notes" for some time now.
Initially, the Nanjing Central Reserve Bank stipulated that the exchange rate between the Central Reserve Bank notes and the legal tender in Chongqing was one to one.
However, just in early May, the Nanjing Central Reserve Bank suddenly announced that the exchange rate between the Central Reserve Bank's notes and the legal tender was one to two.
This immediately caused panic among the public.
Now, less than a month later, just yesterday, the Nanjing Central Reserve Bank announced that it would complete the crackdown on legal tender within this month, meaning that the Nanjing regime unilaterally declared legal tender to be illegal currency and prohibited its circulation.
The announcement caused widespread panic among the public, but Li Cuiqun, who was in charge of the military operation to clear out rural areas in Jiangsu Province, was the first to object.
Li Cuiqun gathered a large group of people, including landlords, gentry, business owners, and "ordinary innocent citizens," and announced that he would "plead for the people," on the grounds that:
The devaluation of the legal tender was already a disaster, but now the circulation of the legal tender has been banned. This is a devastating blow to people's livelihoods and will lead to public disappointment and opposition to the Nanjing government!
Both Cheng Qianfan and Mitsumata Yusuke were well aware that Li Cuiqun's move was out of concern that her assets would be devalued in this financial crisis, or even become a pile of worthless paper.
Because Li Cuiqun plundered the people's wealth during several "purge" operations, looting a huge amount of riches, much of which were "in the form of legal tender".
……
"The legal tender we have..." Cheng Qianfan said with a smile.
“I believe that with Miyazaki-kun’s abilities, he has a way to convert this batch of legal tender into cash,” Mitoma Yusuke said.
"Then I'll have to work harder," Cheng Qianfan said.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miyazaki-kun," said Yusuke Mitoma.
Then the two of them burst into laughter.
……
"When will the transaction take place?" Cheng Qianfan asked.
“Three days later,” Mitoma Yusuke said, “'Guangxinglong' Company will pay half of the deposit in advance, and the remaining funds will be paid after all the grain has been delivered.”
"Give them the grain from the Meicun warehouse first," Cheng Qianfan said.
"Why go to such lengths instead of the nearest option?" Mitoma Yusuke asked, somewhat puzzled.
“The warehouse in Kunshan is a military warehouse of the Locust Army, backed by the Empire. As long as they don’t pay, they won’t get their hands on this batch of grain,” Cheng Qianfan said. “The warehouse in Meicun is an ordinary warehouse that we rented. Given the way the Seventy-Sixth operates, it’s always right to be cautious.”
“That makes sense.” Mitoma Yusuke nodded and exclaimed, “No wonder Master Atsuto always praises Miyazaki-kun. Miyazaki-kun is indeed very thoughtful.”
"Mr. Sanmo is too kind," Cheng Qianfan said with a smile. "I'm just more cautious when it comes to money."
"Being cautious is good, being cautious is good." Mitoma Yusuke laughed heartily.
……
Telasto Road.
A secret safe house belonging to the local Party organization in Shanghai.
Zhao Shuli secretly came to this place to meet Comrade Yi Jun.
"What's so urgent?" Comrade Yi Jun asked with a serious expression.
“Li Cuiqun and Jing Muyun’s ‘Guangxinglong’ company recently used a large amount of funds to purchase a batch of grain,” Zhao Shuli said.
"The price of rice in Shanghai was soaring, with one shi (a unit of dry measure) of rice once costing as much as 4,500 yuan. Even families where both husband and wife worked couldn't afford rice and could only barely survive on thin porridge every day. Many more poor citizens who couldn't afford rice were starving, and people were dying of hunger every day," Comrade Yi Jun said with a serious expression. "One of the most important reasons was that the traitorous trading companies led by 'Guangxinglong' hoarded grain and manipulated grain prices. They were simply worse than animals."
He looked at Comrade Zhao Shuli, “The No. 76 behind ‘Guangxinglong’ Company has set up checkpoints in various places to strictly inspect grain entering Shanghai. They would rather watch people starve to death than let rice prices remain high.”
……
“Comrade Yi Jun, what I mean is, could our troops seize this batch of grain?” Zhao Shuli said.
"Robbery of grain?" Comrade Yi Jun's expression shifted. He looked at Zhao Shuli, "This batch of grain hasn't entered Shanghai yet? Where is it now? Do you have information on its specific movements?"
He immediately realized the true purpose of Comrade Zhao Shuli's visit: he had obviously obtained secret intelligence about the batch of grain.
Since the question is whether the grain can be stolen, it means the grain hasn't even entered Shanghai yet.
“This batch of grain weighs about four hundred tons,” Zhao Shuli said. “According to the intelligence we’ve gathered, the grain is currently stored in a warehouse in Mei Village.”
"Plum Village?"
“Yes, Meicun.” Zhao Shuli nodded.
"When will 'Guangxinglong' Company transport the grain?" Comrade Yi Jun asked immediately.
"We'll set off tonight and transport the grain back to Shanghai from Meicun tomorrow," Zhao Shuli said.
"How many people are transporting the grain? What is the strength of the escort force?" Comrade Yi Jun asked.
"Guangxinglong Company arranged for trucks to transport the grain to the docks, from where it was then transported to Shanghai by waterway," Zhao Shuli said. "In addition to Guangxinglong Company's own gunmen, the Special Agent Headquarters also dispatched an action team to protect the grain."
……
“I’ve made a rough estimate,” Zhao Shuli said. “There are about fifty people.”
"Weapon and equipment status?"
"Half of them had pistols, half had rifles, a few were equipped with grenades, but no heavy weapons."
Comrade Yi Jun fell into silence and deep thought.
Zhao Shuli did not try to persuade him further. His task was to deliver the intelligence. Whether out of organizational discipline or to protect Comrade 'Firefly', he tried his best to remain calm and not be too hasty.
"Is the intelligence reliable?" Comrade Yi Jun asked.
Zhao Shuli's spirits lifted immediately; he knew why Comrade Yi Jun had asked this question.
“The intelligence is reliable,” Zhao Shuli said. After thinking for a moment, he added, “The comrades who obtained the intelligence are absolutely trustworthy.”
"In that case," Comrade Yi Jun nodded and said, "I will arrange for the contact team to go. Let's get to work."
"Done!" Zhao Shuli exclaimed with delight.
"We'll take the grain," Comrade Yi Jun said. "And we'll take the fifty rifles and pistols too."
Zhao Shuli laughed heartily. He understood what Comrade Yi Jun meant. Whether it was the gunmen of 'Guangxinglong' Company or the agents of the Special Agent Headquarters, no matter how respectable and ruthless they appeared, they were no match for a well-trained army.
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